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Affirming Black Students' Lives and Literacies: Bearing Witness - Paperback

$63.18

by Arlette Ingram Willis (Author), Gwendolyn Thompson McMillon (Author), Patriann Smith (Author)Drawing on the authors' experiences as Black parents, researchers, teachers, and teacher educators, this timely book presents a multipronged approach to affirming Black lives and literacies. The authors believe change is needed--not within Black children, but in the way they are perceived and educated, particularly in reading, writing, and critical thinking across grade levels. To inform literacy t...

Cobb's New Spelling Book [microform]: in Six Parts ... - Hardcover

$46.01

by Lyman 1800-1864 Cobb (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, ...

The Natural Method Readers.; bk.2 c.1 - Paperback

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by Hannah T. (Hannah Theresa) McManus (Created by), John H. (John Henry) 1855-1916 Haaren (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believ...

McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling-Book. Revised Edition - Paperback

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by William Holmes McGuffey (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserve...

Major Latin, Declensions, Conjugations, Syntax; - Paperback

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by John Evans Forsythe (Author), Richard Mott 1883- Gummere (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this wo...

The Primitive Baptist [serial]; v.9 - Paperback

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by Mark 1798-1875 Bennett (Author), Cushing Biggs 1808-1880 Hassell (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that...

Beginner's Guide To Amazon KDP 2022 Edition - Paperback

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by Ann Eckhart (Author)Are you looking for a legitimate home-based business that you can do entirely online with virtually no experience?Then the Beginner's Guide To Amazon KDP is the book for you!With just a computer and an internet connection, you can create fiction and non-fiction Kindle ebooks and paperback books through Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) program. In this book, author Ann Eckhart, herself a successful self-publisher, will walk you step-by-step through the entire proc...

The High School English Word-book: a Manual of Orthoepy, Synonymy, and Derivation - Paperback

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by James W. Connor (Author), G. Mercer (Graeme Mercer) 1830 Adam (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that th...

Building a Workplace Writing Center: A Sustainable Solution and Practical Guide - Paperback

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by Jessica Weber Metzenroth (Author)This practical resource provides guidance for writing professionals to sustainably tackle the organizational writing challenges of any professional environment.Rooted in applied experience, Building a Workplace Writing Center guides readers through the process of developing a writing center, from assessing the needs of an organization and pitching the idea of a writing center, to developing a service model and measuring progress. Chapters explore what a wri...

Language Incompetence: Learning to Communicate Through Cancer, Disability, and Anomalous Embodiment - Paperback

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by Suresh Canagarajah (Author)This book is framed as a memoir of the author's journey through a cancer diagnosis and resulting impairments, as he continued his teaching and research activities during and after medical procedures. The narrative weaves together theoretical debates, textual analyses, and ethnographic data from communicative practices to redefine language competence.The book demonstrates: the generative and resistant value of human vulnerability the importance of vulnerability i...

Mindful Activism: Autoethnographies of Social Justice Communication for Campus and Community Transformation - Paperback

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by Lisa M. Tillmann (Author), Kathryn Norsworthy (Author), Steven Schoen (Author)This collection immerses scholars of communication and related disciplines in narratives of and conversations about social-justice-focused activism. Through autoethnographic essays, Mindful Activism chronicles the authors' experiences as activist academics challenging and seeking to remedy injustices on campus and in local and global communities. Those experiences range from engaging in a single activist act to c...

Information Services Today: An Introduction - Paperback

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by Sandra Hirsh (Editor)This book demonstrates the ever-changing landscape of information services today and the need to re-evaluate curriculum, competency training, professional development, and lifelong learning in order to stay abreast of current trends and issues, and more significantly, remain competent to address the changing user needs of the information community.Author BiographyDr. Sandra Hirsh is the associate dean for academics for the College of Professional and Global Education a...

Sign, Sing, and Play!: Fun Signing Activities for You and Your Baby - Paperback

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by Monta Z. Briant (Author)When it comes to signing with babies, the secret to success is to make signing fun! Using signs in playful and engaging ways gets babies' attention and stimulates their interest in signing like nothing else. In Sign, Sing, and Play, busy parents will find imaginative ways to include signing naturally throughout the day with activities that can be used at home and on the go!Whether it's time for a story, a diaper change, or a ride in the car, parents will find dozens...

The Five Commandments of Storytelling - Paperback

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by Danielle Kiowski (Author), Leslie Watts (Editor)Your story is important. It's your opportunity to captivate readers and deliver a message that will change their lives forever. But somehow, it's just not working. You've written multiple drafts and tried lots of "tips and tricks." But time and again, readers aren't connecting with your characters and the ideas you want to share.You want readers to care deeply about your story. You want to capture their hearts and change their minds. Whether ...

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by Euripides (Author), Gilbert Murray (Translator)The influence of Euripides on the development of the dramatic genre cannot be overstated. Along with Sophocles and Aeschylus he is regarded as one of the three great Greek tragedians from classical antiquity. One of the most important of Euripides' surviving dramas is "Medea", the story of its title character, the wife of Jason of the Argonauts, who seeks revenge upon her unfaithful husband when he abandons her for a another bride. Set in Cori...

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GRE Prep 2022 and 2023: GRE Study Book with Practice Test Questions [7th Edition] - Paperback

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by Matthew Lanni (Author)APEX Test Prep's GRE Prep 2022 and 2023: GRE Study Book with Practice Test Questions [7th Edition]APEX Test Prep believes that preparing for the GRE exam shouldn't be harder than the test itself.To that end, we pack our products with everything you need. This includes testing tips, clear instruction, comprehensive material, practice questions, and detailed answer explanations.We want you to succeed. Get a copy of our APEX Test Prep GRE study guide to get access to: ...

Between Watergate and the Gulag: The French Press and Politics, 1970-1985 - Paperback

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by Charles R. Eisendrath (Author)This book analyzes the relationship of the French press to political power. The bedrock concept of "innocent until proven guilty" is reversed for French journalists in libel cases; they enter courtrooms presumed guilty. Royal holdovers live on: Louis XIV'S system of indirect control through revocable favors persists in the form of state financial aid to the press. The weekly Le Canard Enchaîné is a journalistic court jester that plays the same role as the fops...

Baby Sign Language: Made Easy Guide for Early and Easy Communication Through Sign Before Your Baby Can Talk - Paperback

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by Barbara Johnson (Author)A fresh new beginner's guide to American Sign Language!Baby Sign Language Simplified book makes it fun and straightforward to communicate with your child long before they can talk.From clapping their hands in excitement to lifting their arms to be carried, babies are naturally inclined to use gestures to communicate. With Baby Sign Language Simplified, you'll discover useful, everyday signs that will help you understand what your child is saying while having fun and...

The Immaculate Mistake: How Evangelicals Gave Birth to Donald Trump - Hardcover

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by Rodney Wallace Kennedy (Author), Randall Balmer (Foreword by), William V. Trollinger (Preface by)President Donald Trump originated his political career by ac"birtheriasm" theory was discredited, but there's another possibility aboutac birth. Evangelicals have given birth to Donald Trump in the immaculate mistake. Evangelicals are not a collection of dumb and irrational people; they are the creators of the demolition presidency of Trump. He is their child--the result of almost one hundred y...

Getty-Dubay Serie de la Letra Itálica Libro C - Paperback

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by Inga DuBay (Author)Este es el tercer libro de trabajo de una serie de siete partes. Cubre itálica básica, números e introduce itálica cursiva. La práctica de la escritura incluye días de la semana, meses del año, modos de transporte y trabalenguas. Es un libro ilustrado. 64 páginas.La letra itálica es una sistema moderno de escritura basado en formas de letras que facilitan la escritura eficiente y legible. La itálica se ajusta a los movimientos naturales. Se basa en conceptos previamente ...

General Printing: An Illustrated Guide to Letterpress Printing - Hardcover

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by Glen U. Cleeton (Author), Charles W. Pitkin (Author), Raymond L. Cornwell (Revised by)General Printing is a comprehensive guide to letterpress printing. With 300 photos and 140 illustrations, it offers detailed step-by-step visual instruction. Key topics include: handsetting type, taking proofs, mitering rules, locking up a form, adding packing and make-ready, feeding a platen press, advanced composition, design, typography, and tricks of the trade. "The best all-around introductory book f...

A Complex Systems Perspective of Communication from Cells to Societies - Hardcover

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by Anamaria Berea (Editor)This book is an interdisciplinary effort to understand the evolution of communication from cells to societies, both in living organisms and in non-living ones, such as designed or emergent systems from socio-technological innovations (i.e., digital communication, institutional communication). It aims to provide better understanding of the universal versus contextual patterns of communication that we can potentially classify and identify if we look deeper into the his...

Code-switching in Lebanese Talk Shows - Paperback

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by Nevin Baidoun (Author)Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Speech Science / Linguistics, grade: 2,7, University of Würzburg, language: English, abstract: Code-switching could thus be seen as one of the characteristics that defines life in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, for visitors and its residents. Concerning two different episodes from a Lebanese talk show, the question posed in the given paper is whether, the topic of a conversation or speech influences the usage of code sw...

Reflections on language evolution - Hardcover

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by Cedric Boeckx (Author)This essay reflects on the fact that as we learn more about the biological underpinnings of our language faculty, the dominant evolutionary narrative coming out of the linguistic tradition most explicitly oriented towards biology ("biolinguistics") appears increasingly implausible. This text offers ways of opening up linguistic inquiry and fostering interdisciplinarity, taking advantage of new opportunities to provide quantitative, testable hypotheses concerning the c...

The Genius of Chinese Characters - Paperback

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by Graham Earnshaw (Editor)Chinese characters are magic capsules of history and culture, and this book celebrates the richness that attaches to each one. The Chinese written language is today the only language in the world which is basically non-phonetic, using pictograms to convey meaning. The history of the characters goes back over 3,000 years, and their impact extends over most of East Asia. The Genius of Chinese Characters details the breadth and depth of the thousands of pictograms that...

Fast-Draft Your Memoir: The Workbook - Paperback

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by Rachael Herron (Author)The roadmap for completing the memoir you've dreamed about writing. Now available as a workbook! Where Rachael will guide you through all the little writing trip ups that prevent you from completing your book.This is a companion to Fast-Draft Your Memoir, and is to be used alongside the full-length book. The workbook has all new material, but it does not include original text from the non-workbook version which is needed to use this workbook."Rachael Herron resonates...

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by Rabha Ashry (Author) " Startling and deft, loving the alien ricochets between worlds, tongue and selves " Rabha Ashry is the winner of the Brunel International African Poetry Prize, 2020. She has published her work in Oyez Review, Collected 2018, Airport Road, Electra Street and Strange Horizons. She helms Second Draft Press. Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.08 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publication Date: February 14, 2021

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by Jean Prokott (Author)" Wry, funny and raw, Prokott's distinctive poetry spins out from the personal into the public in The Birthday Effect " Jean Prokott is the winner of the AWP Intro Journals Award. She has published work in numerous journals including Rattle, Arts & Letters, Midwestern Gothic, Quarterly West, RHINO, Red Wheelbarrow and Sierra Nevada Review. She teaches in Rochester, Minnesota. Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.08 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publication Date: February 14...

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by Deshawn McKinney (Author)" McKinney crafts an acerbic, hip hop hymnal to ask father Forgive me in poems that are fearless, wounding and tender " Deshawn McKinney holds an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. A performer and poet, he has headlined at events across the US and his work has appeared in journals including Lolwe and Glass. Number of Pages: 36 Dimensions: 0.09 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publication Date: February 14, 2021

LuoNglish / EngLuo Dictionary: Shared Luo-English (Kisungu) Words - Paperback

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by Augustine Afullo Otieno Afullo Jkdm (Author)Many times people struggle through the world to discover themselves, in the shadow of others. Gidak e tiang to gikia ni tiang mit. It is in this regard that I took time to let the world know that all words were created by God the same day, and they are scattered across the globe regardless of culture. As a global resource, languages are supposed to help us move our cultural and economic agenda forward, and in many cases in collaboration with the ...

The Indie Author Strategy Guide: Craft a Winning Long-Term Strategy for Your Author Business - Paperback

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by M. L. Ronn (Author)What's your author strategy?Strategy is more than selling books. It's about the survival of your author career tomorrow, next year, 10 years from now, and beyond.In this guide, prolific author M.L. Ronn will teach you how to cultivate the practice of long-term thinking and strategic planning. He draws on his experience of over a decade of self-publishing and extensive experience in the corporate world where strategic planning is his job.In this guide, you'll learn: How ...

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Engage in Public Scholarship: A Guidebook on Feminist and Accessible Communication - Paperback

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by Alex D. Ketchum (Author)An intersectional feminist guidebook on how to engage in public scholarship. Public scholarship--sharing research with audiences outside of academic settings--has become increasingly necessary to counter the rise of misinformation, fill gaps from cuts to traditional media, and increase the reach of important scholarship. Engaging in these efforts often comes with the risk of harassment and threats--especially for women, people of color, queer communities, and preca...